
Pernilla Oljelund
Biography
Amanda Pernilla Oljelund, born October 9, 1962, in Västerleds parish, Stockholm county, is a Swedish screenwriter for film and TV, journalist, and children's and youth book author.
After studying literature, political science, and journalism at Stockholm University, she was active as a journalist during the years 1983–90, mostly as a feature journalist and columnist at Svenska Dagbladet.
Oljelund has been a full-time writer since 1994. She writes mainly for film and TV, for adults as well as for children and adolescents. As a novelist, she has, among other things, written the books about the nail-biting, thoughtful, 13-year-old Cornelia Karlsson, which have been translated into a number of languages. Oljelund was nominated for a Guldbagge Award in 2011 for Best Screenplay for the relationship drama 'Stockholm Östra', which was also nominated for Best Male Lead (Mikael Persbrandt) and Best Cinematography.
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Peter-No-Tail and the Big Treasure Hunt | 2000 | Screenplay | 
| It Burns! | 2002 | Writer | 
| Number One | 2003 | Writer | 
| Wallander: The Guilt | 2009 | Screenplay | 
| Wallander: The Priest | 2009 | Screenplay | 
| Wallander 22 - Angel of Death | 2010 | Writer | 
| Wallander: The Witness | 2010 | Screenplay | 
| Stockholm East | 2011 | Writer | 
| Nobel's Last Will | 2012 | Screenplay | 
| The Fjällbacka Murders: In the Eye of the Beholder | 2012 | Writer |